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“Every soul will taste death” Ali-‘Imran: 185 Death is inevitable. Every soul will definitely face death when the time comes. Do we know when our time will be? Are we ready to return to our Creator? Many a time, when we face this huge trial; i.e when someone in our household passes away, we…

Narrated Ma’qil, he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, they will not enter Paradise nor smell its fragrance.” Hudzaifah (r.a) also said, “Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) related to us two prophetic narrations, one of…

Nobody can live without having friends. However, the kinds of friends you befriend can make or break you. Here are the types of friends you may find in life, based on the explanation of Sheikh Muhammad bin Soleh Al-’Uthaimin (rahimahullah) from the book Sharh Hilyatit Tolibil ‘Ilmi. A Friend of Benefit | صديق منفعة He…

The Last Day, however, has a considerable number of names in the Qur’an. The following are some of such names: 1 – Yawmul-Ba’th ( يوم البعث ) The Day of Resurrection. It is so called because it is a day on which people will rise after death. [Surah Ar-Rum, 30:56] 2 – Yawmul-Khuruj…

The author laments that many Muslim marriages today are influenced by non-Islamic cultures and practices, thus his reason for writing four books that comprise the series The Muslim Family. His goal is “to promote true Islam that derives from Allah’s SWT Book, His Messenger’s SAW Sunnah, and the sahabah’s understanding… Our mission, then, is to…

It is not established from The Prophet’s (salallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) hadith, however it is established from The Companions (radhiallahu ‘anhum). From Jarir bin Nufair, he said: “When the Companions of the Prophet (radhiallahu ‘anhum) meet on the day of ‘Eid, they would say to each other: “Taqabbalallahu minna wa minka (May Allah accept from…

Rectification of the heart requires several things, and with Allah alone we seek protection. 1. Improving the Connection with Allah Verily the hearts of men are in Allah’s Hands, as the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said in an authentic hadith: “Indeed the hearts are between two of Allah’s Fingers. He…

Al-Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziyyah (rahimahullah) said: There are five categories of Love (Al-Mahabbah المحبة), that is compulsory to be differentiated, for verily one will be deviated for not differentiating between them: 1. Love of Allah (Mahabbatullah) It is not sufficient to be safe from Allah’s punishment and succeed with His reward only with…

Alhamdulillah, Sheikh Hussain Yee made a return trip to Tokyo for what has become an annual public lecture engagement at Assalaam Mosque. Hosted by Assalaam Foundation’s Chairman, Brother Mohamed Nazeer and his team, Sheikh delivered the Friday Khutbah and did a two-day weekend lecture: a review of last year’s Perfecting My Solah course, and a…

Hadith

On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar). A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, ad-Daraqutnee and others as a musnad hadeeth.

No Harming (La Darara Wa La Dirara)40 Hadith, Imam An-Nawawi

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. For verily, it was only the excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed [the nations] who were before you.” [Al-Bukhari] [Muslim]

On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The deen (religion) is naseehah (advice, sincerity).” We said “To whom?” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.” [Muslim]

Sincere Advice40 Hadith, Imam An-Nawawi

On the authority of Abdullah, the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the salah (prayer), paying the zakat (obligatory charity), making the hajj (pilgrimage) to the House, and fasting in Ramadhan.”’ [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

5 Pillars of Islam40 Hadith, Imam An-Nawawi

It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu’minin, Abu Hafs ‘Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu ‘anhu, who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, say: “Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

Actions are Based on Intentions40 Hadith, Imam An-Nawawi

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When you see the new moon of Dhul Hijjah, if any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, then he should stop cutting his hair and nails until he has offered his sacrifice.” -Muslim

An Obligation when offering Qurban

The Prophet (sallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” They said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allah?” He said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything.” (Reported by Bukhari)